DIY: fibre optic

[sunkarm]

Yeah i bought the cable from Jaycar. initially I cut into 2 but it wasn't good enough and it was too long so i cut into 4 pieces and each strobe uses 2 cables. I decided temporary to use electrical tape. I tried it today and it works. i have 20yrs old model strobes in which i bought second (one was hardly used and the other was brand new). They don't have holes for fiber optics. However, i manage to have them stick on the strobes using electrical tapes. However, my arms and strobes r DIY as well using industrial fittings and locline in whiah they hallows in them so i put all the cables through them. this way no chance of getting it cut off u/w. however, i do plan to add add more locline fittings (probably 1/4) to cover more of the cables ,. at the moment the cables are 20% exposed so i will add these locline hose fittings to cover it 100%.


I wish i can show it to you all but i don't know how to post pictures in this thread.

Anyway all thanks very much for showing me how to make my own fibre optics.

 

[gert7to3]

Here are two groups of photos of my latest tray/arm rig. Just got a Sea&Sea YS-110. There are some detail views of the fibre optic. I used thin copper tubing to create strain relief and structural support for the fibre. I found that trimming the fibre at an angle works just as well as running it perpendicular to the camera housing. You can make a mask and securely attach the fibre.